Quote Originally Posted by brinox View Post
I'm just waiting on how best to cool a 290, and I want to know if XFX will support their warranty if I talk it over about putting on a custom cooler... There is no way in the red hot core of the earth that I will allow that reference cooler to run in my office. I already have a Poweredge server obliterating my silence. I've moved it around so that the noise doesn't bother me (and its constant, easier to drown out!).

Custom/aftermarket cooler or its a bust for me and I'll drop the coin on a 7970 GHz edition.
The best one would be probably Arctic cooling xtreme III, it should be near silent on 7v and quiet at 12v.Gelid has one too.And there are even reports of partners stock coolers from 7970 fitting R290/x ,ICEQ from his, and they lower the temp up to 40C while being a lot quieter.Go figure.As for warranty, if you do it properly and don't rip something off, you can just put retail cooler back and they have no reason to not support the warranty.Or just wait 2 weeks for a factory mounted custom coolers.